The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: concentration camps

  • Exploring DC: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    This museum is not for sissies.

  • A Hateful, Clueless Meme

    A twisted use of a powerful photograph.

  • Trump is the New Hitler

    I have a German last name, and because of that I have always taken the events that led up to, and occurred during, World War II very seriously. Growing up, I was fascinated by the Diaries of Anne Frank and all things related to concentration camps. I was proud of the fact that my father…

  • Drudge Sludge

    I have a dear friend who gets all of his news from the Drudge Report, and therefore spends the bulk of his time angry, scared, and bitter. Talking to him can be exhausting. It’s like being the opponent in a sadistic game of dodgeball. He lobs paranoid gobs of information at me, I dodge the…

  • Government Conspiracy: The Great Oxymoron

    I have a basic philosophical difference with someone I love very much. He thinks that large scale governmental, or even global, conspiracies are possible. I on the other hand, think that’s doolally with a capital doo. I suppose it boils down to which you think is more powerful: government evil or government stupidity. Having worked…

  • When Did “Intellectual” Become a Dirty Word?

    I really want to try to avoid getting political on this blog. I really do. I would like to demonstrate that there are many things we can all talk about without arguing or debating. But walking up to work today, I swear to God, I thought my head was going to explode. One coworker was…